Board Studies Civilian Steel Supply Boost Veterans’ Auto Production
La Crosse county officials push to centralize veteran records with a five member committee. Dr. Bardwell and Leonard Weisensel urge a single records office as 7,000 local service members move through returning status while county boards discuss routine matters. Washington says civilian steel growth lifts auto output with higher nine month total and July 1 start.
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LA Crosse Tribune
R. W. Bardwell
Leonard V. Weisensel
Roy Wingers
American Legion
le Crosse County
Washington
Wisconsin youths attend condensed leadership course
Beaver DamWis more than 100 young Lutherans gather at Wayland academy for a condensed leadership training course under the district youth committees of the American Lutheran church.
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Wisconsin
Wayland Academy
American Lutheran Church
Soldier Elmer Becker in England with 8th Air Force
Sgt. Elmer Becker of Coon Valley Wisconsin serves as a cook with the 8th Air Force in England. He entered service in 1943 and trained at Greens. His brother Willis has returned home after hospitalization in England with trench foot.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Elmer Becker
Gust Becker
8Th Air Force
England
Becker
Willis
States
Trempealeau County Men Inducted For Induction Visit
Trempealeau County men listed for induction in the group that traveled for physicals includ es Charles Erland son of Galesville leader and Clifford Fijelstad Independence assistant leader. Other members named are Lawrence Syverson Richard Baglien Harris Wold Osseo Erwin Barenthin John Dettinger Galesville Carl Hoff Eletric Leonard Hanson Strum George Glasrud Alvin Gun Lyle James Crivits transferred to a board.
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Leonard Hanson
Strum
George Glasrud
Alvin Gun- Lyle
James Crivits
Corp Dick Davis Receives Purple Heart for 1941 Wounds
Corps Richard N. Davis of the engineer corps is awarded the Purple Heart for serious injuries sustained in May 1941 while serving in the Army at Bangor Wisconsin.
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Bangor
Wis
Richard N. Davis
Engineer Corps
Truman Denies Change in War Agencies Discussed
President says no immediate changes planned and he has not discussed rumors of removing Ickes for Captain Krug. Reporters pressed as questions about food control and meat strategy under Hoover’s stance surfaced during the Washington briefing.
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British Columbia
Canada
Ickes
Capt. Krug
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Star near Superior baffles town astronomers
Reports of a grey globe over Superior drew forces to alert as Prof. E H Schrieber of Superior State Teachers College said his telescope shows the object is a morning star about 30 million miles away.
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Superior
Wis
E. H. Schrieber
Superior State Teachers Cor
Prisoner Returns on 60 Day Leave from War
Sparta Wisconsin reports former guest at the Leonard home Walsh on 60 day leave visiting a sister and relatives in Winona and other points. Walsh a gunner and radio operator was reported missing in action Oct 9 1944.
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Sparta
Wis
Leonard
Walsh
Winona
New Principal Named for Weyauwega Schools
Raymond E. Clausen of Iola chosen by the school board to fill the vacancy left by A. H. Koten who resigned to take a post at Prairie du Lac. The report mentions related historical notes and a reference to Wang Mang.
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Weyauwega
Wis
Raymond E. Clausen
Iola
Eene Areas Public Schools
A. H. Koten
Prairie du Lac
Simple Tombstone For F. R.'s Grave
New York reports a plain white marble monument for Franklin D. Roosevelt to mark his Hyde Park grave. The inscription would read Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882 1945 and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 1962 without carvings, per a note from Basil O’Connor dated 1937.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Basil O'Connor
Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Seek Men Women For Work With U S Navy In Wisconsin
Wisconsin must meet a quota for Navy orders via the United States Employment Service. Two programs will be stressed recruitment of Waves and workers for navy ship repair yards. The La Crosse USES office reports 18 Waves per week for six months and a Navy representative will visit.
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Wisconsin
Navy
United States Employment Service
William E. O’brien
War Manpower Commission
E. Wallace Evens
la Crosse
Washington
Es Om
O’brien
Rescues Army Navy Flyers In Marianas
Ensign George Kube 24 son of Warrens Wisconsin and husband of Tomah Wisconsin resident is a member of an air sea rescue group. The unit at the forward navy base tracks and rescues flyers forced down at sea using PBY aircraft and liferafts. Their missions recover many lost airmen and return them to combat.
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George Kube
Joseph Kube
Warrens
Wis
Margaret E. Kube
Tomah
Army
Navy
Rumors Swirl Hitler Still Said to Be in Hamburg Area
Reported rumors spread among civilians that Adolf Hitler might be in the Hamburg region and could be captured within the city as authorities detain Joachim von Ribbentrop. Conflicting accounts surround a death claim and who witnessed events, with rumors of visitors tied to Ribbentrop and speculation about a tall slender man in black.
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Hamburg
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
Photographers Organization Proposes Four Year Training Plan
G L Larson past president of the Professional Photographers association of Wisconsin announced a four year apprentice plan to provide employment and training for veterans. Separate plans for portraiture and commercial photography were drafted after months of study with state and federal agencies. The committee includes Lester H Baker Arthur Pohlman Fred Garrett and Frank Pehmen. The program provides an increasing wage share from 40 percent to 90 percent over periods.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
G. L. Larson
Professional Photographers Association of Wisconsin
Larson
Lester H. Baker
Marinette
Arthur Pohlman
Milwaukee
Fred Garrett
Green 7
Frank Pehhman
Kaukauna
Indian Jewelry Stolen From Cave Of Mounds
Thieves took onyx pendants and silver pieces from display cases and reserve shelves at Cave of Mounds, 25 miles west of Alonzo Pond. The cave itself was not disturbed, according to Pond the manager. London is set to receive Britain's first aluminum house soon.
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Pond
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